The British Meat Processors Association (BMPA) is a trade association that represents the

meat processing The meat-packing industry (also spelled meatpacking industry or meat packing industry) handles the slaughtering, processing, packaging, and distribution of meat from animals such as cattle, pigs, sheep and other livestock. Poultry is generally n ...

industry in the UK.

Structure

It is headquartered in the north of the

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, between

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and

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, north of the eastern end of the A40 -

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Street and

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Function

It represents the

meat industry The meat industry are the people and companies engaged in modern industrialized livestock agriculture for the production, packing, preservation and marketing of meat (in contrast to dairy products, wool, etc.). In economics, the meat industry is ...

in the UK.

References

External links

BMPA
Food industry trade groups based in the United Kingdom Meat processing in the United Kingdom Organisations based in the City of London Meat industry organizations {{meat-stub